parenting

For the “Home school is ruining my life” days

Tomorrow we have family arriving, and it makes me feel like "Ahhhh, peace." I know things will be crazy around…

9 years ago

One Does Not Simply Take Four Boys to the Beach

One does not simply "take little boys to the beach." When we first moved to California, I was so EXCITED!!!…

9 years ago

What did I expect this beautiful mess to look like???

BOOM!! bounce bounce bounce The school day is done, and I was answering blog comments, and I heard this loud…

9 years ago

I did try.

The day I tried to take sleepy JD to Joshua's basketball game.... Today is Joshua's very first basketball game. I…

9 years ago

We are not polar bears. Don’t struggle alone.

Being a mom these days feels sort of like trying to accomplish the impossible. Clean the house, feed the people…

9 years ago

Will Nap Anywhere

There are many things my beautiful little boys do well. Yes, I am sorry. I said beautiful.  They are!! Handsome,…

9 years ago

Of course, Mom ends up packing everybody’s suitcase.

We are packing for a nine day trip. Don't worry. No one can rob us. While we are gone, we…

9 years ago

Book Review: Watching Seeds Grow

Every once in a while I manage to actually read a book. It honestly doesn't happen that often. Jumping into…

10 years ago

Help! There’s a One Year Old in the Classroom!

 The morning hour was going extremely, unusually, unbelievably well today. No one was talking over anyone. No one was saying,…

10 years ago

Notes on Transitioning to Leading by Influence

My favorite points from chapter 2 of this book: 1. The second chapter includes a quiz to help you evaluate…

10 years ago